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Northern Flow/Mohawk
Weekly Newsletter
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We're excited to announce registration is officially open for Exploration 2024. We invite you to join us for three days of meaningful fellowship, passionate worship, theological reflection, and practical workshops. Exploration was created for young adults between the ages of 18-26 with the purpose of helping young adults discern God's call in their lives. With nearly a dozen workshop sessions from various leaders within The United Methodist Church, sacred spaces for discussion, and fellowship opportunities with peers, we are certain Exploration 2024 will be a life changing event for you.
For more information about Exploration 2024 email Amie Stewart at astewart@gbhem.org, Director of Conference Relations.
Learn more here
Register here
Schedule here
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Attached is the ALPS-MTH 2024 Schedule of Courses.
Local Pastors be sure and register and take the COS courses you need to complete.
Any newly licensed local pastors, 2022 and 2023, to be sure you have completed COS 121 and 122. LPs be sure and take 121 and 122 to progress with COS courses.
Local pastors licensed in 2024 should attend COS 121 in September 2024.
Thank you so much for your assistance in encouraging pastors to attend your ALPS-MTH course of study program.
Barbara
Dr. Barbara Nye, Director
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"The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation"
Thomas Porter
Pastor Donna Fitchette is offering an Advanced Lay Servant Course. The dates are the following:
January 23rd, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
January 30th, 2024 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
February 6th, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
February 13th, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
February 20th, 2024 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
You can register by emailing tammymcadam@unyumc.org or missuaprilsue@hotmail.com
You can order your book here
This class will be offered via Zoom
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Dear United Methodists of Upper New York,
All Upper New York clergy and their spouses are encouraged to register for the 2024 Bishop’s Retreat. Join Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez for his first ever Bishop's Retreat January 16-18, 2024 at the Radisson Hotel in Corning, NY. The theme for this year's event is "Thrive" based on the Scripture by John 10:10 (AMP), "I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]."
Click here to view the scheduled itinerary, learn about the keynote speakers, and see the different workshops being offered. Free childcare is provided for those who register in advance. Registrants can earn 1.0 full Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit.
Click here to register.
Deadline to register is November 21st, 2023
Grace and Peace,
The Bishop's Retreat Planning Committee
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Stewardship with Rev. Susan Ranous
October 31, 2023
GIVING WITH FEELING
It’s that time of the year for many churches where stewardship is the focus of our worship services. I know, I know; stewardship should be a year-round occurrence. For many of us, it isn’t. But that’s not the point I want to make this week. I was listening to a stewardship sermon this past Sunday[1], and there were three statements made that I want to share:
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The amount of the gift made doesn’t matter, what matters is the cost to the giver. In other words, giving does not begin to be real giving until it hurts. This statement is ascribed to William Barclay. The first time I heard these words during the sermon, I questioned it. I wrote it down and considered it some more, and it started to make sense to me. The story of the widow’s mite resonated. As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” (Luke 21:1-4) It wasn’t that the value of the coins was really worth anything at all (pennies at most), but the value to her was everything. It was the total that she had to support herself, and she gave it all to the Lord. That’s the point of that statement, not that we don’t want generous gifts, but generosity isn’t defined by the size of the gift, but, instead, by the giver and their sacrifice.
- Give until you feel it. The story was this: two people were talking together about giving. One of them says, “I could give $1,000 to the building fund and I wouldn’t even feel it.” The response of their friend? “Well, maybe you should give $2,000 or $3,000 and feel it.” I loved this. Just giving because we ought to, because it’s the law, or because people expect it isn’t the point. The point is to want to give because we are a disciple of Jesus Christ, because we follow God.
- Generosity flows out of a person’s dedication to the Lord. This is what generosity flows from, not from the law, but from our dedication to the Lord. When we become disciples, we can’t help but want to give to God through our giving to the church.
I was go delighted by these statements, that I wrote them down right away, and wanted to share them in the blog this week.
We need to give from our heart; we need to give WITH feeling.
If you wish more information on this or would like to discuss stewardship and its relationship with discipleship, please feel free to contact me at (315) 427-3668 or sranousacctg@twcny.rr.com. I’d be happy to help.
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Please note the following change to the Charge Conference Schedule for Northern Flow. I inadvertently typed in Beaver Falls instead of Brasher Falls for November 11th @ 1:00 in Potsdam. My sincerest apologies for the error.
Beaver Falls is meeting December 12th @ 4:00 at Beaver Valley.
Please share with the correct people and give them my apologies. We don't want people to travel a great distance to their charge conference's.
Tammy
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Northern Flow Charge Conference Schedule | |
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November 11th 9:30 Hosted by Dekalb Jct.
Dekalb Junction
Russell
Edwards
South Edwards
Degrasse
Hermon
Depeyster
Heuvelton
Ogdensburg
Gouverneur
North Gouverneur
November 11th 1:00 Hosted by Potsdam
Madrid
Norwood
Canton
Potsdam
Brasher Falls
Norfolk
St. Regis Falls
West Stockholm
November 11th 4:00 Hosted by Massena First
Massena First
Massena Grace
Hogansburg
Raymondville
Waddington
November 12th 2:30 Hosted by Clayton
Omar Fishers Landing
Redwood
Cape Vincent
Clayton
Depauville
Alexandria Bay
3 Mile Bay
Point Peninsula
November 16th 6:30 Hosted by Dekalb (Old Dekalb)
Kendrew
Galilee
Dekalb
Colton
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November 19th 2:30 Hosted by Malone
Malone
Chateaugay
Brainardsville
Burke
Constable
Owls Head
Brushton
Chasm Falls
December 2nd 9:30 Hosted by Mannsville
Belleville
Henderson
Ellisburg
Adams
Sulphur Springs
Barnes Corners
Pulaski
Sandy Creek
Mannsville/Lorraine
Orwell
December 2nd 1:00 Hosted by Watertown First
Watertown Asbury
Watertown First
Carthage
Black River
Brownville
Dexter
Evans Mills
Philadelphia
December 12th 4:00 Hosted by Beaver Valley
Harrisville
Beaver Falls
Lowville
Beaver Valley
Martinsburg
Champion
Natural Bridge
Great Bend
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Wesley Heritage Tour 2024
Join Pastor Brett Johnson on the trip of a lifetime to visit John and Charles Wesley’s homeland of England. We will be visiting sites of great importance to United Methodists, including the Wesleys’ hometown of Epworth, Oxford, Bristol, and worship in the Wesley Chapel in London.
We will also be stopping at Stonehenge and Stratford-on-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, and St Paul’s Cathedral. Tour dates are July 13-22, 2024. Please use the following link to register: https://portal.myfaithjourneys.com/ and use group code 24002.
Contact Rev. Brett Johnson, pastor.brett.johnson@gmail.com, with any questions.
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Mohawk Charge Conference Schedule | |
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December 4th 6:30 Hosted by Camden
Rescheduled
Cleveland
Camden
Bernards Bay
West Monroe
Constantia
Florence
Vienna
November 20th 6:30 Hosted by
Point Rock
Rescheduled
Hawkinsville
South Lewis Parish
Lee Center
Point Rock
Taberg
November 30th 6:30 Hosted by Sherrill
Rescheduled
Vernon
Oneida First
Oneida St. Paul’s
Vernon Center
North Western
New Hartford
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November 18th 9:30 Hosted by Clinton
Clinton
Sauquoit Valley
West Schuyler
Utica New Harvest
Clark Mills
Maynard
Deansboro
November 18th 1:00 Hosted by Rome First
Delta
Rome First
New London
Lairdsville
Westmoreland
Lowell
Whitesboro Trinity
November 18th 4:00 Hosted by Prospect
Trenton
Ohio
Prospect
Remsen
December 3rd 2:30 Hosted by Center Point
East Schuyler
Floyd/Stittville
Steuben
Cold Brook
Boonville
Center Point
Lee
Cedar Lake
Newport
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The District Office will be closed in observance of the
following holidays:
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Thanksgiving Thursday, November 23rd
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Day after Thanksgiving Friday, November 24th
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Christmas Day Monday, December 25th
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Christmas Eve (Observed) Tuesday, December 26th
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Northern Flow/Mohawk District Office Hours
Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Northern Flow/Mohawk District
PO Box 208
Gouverneur, NY 13642
Phone: (315) 535-5149 FAX: (315) 535-5151
Upper New York Annual Conference
7481 Henry Clay Blvd,
Liverpool, NY 13088
Phone: (315) 898-2000 Fax: (315) 898-2027
Bishop's Office
7481 Henry Clay Blvd,
Liverpool, NY 13088
Phone: (315) 898-2020 Fax: (315) 898-2150
The Media Resource Center of UNYAC
Visit the website at
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